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"No, you didn't," I said grinning and not believing him.
"I did. I can show you my phone."
I nudged his shoulder. I knew he and Micah were friends. I could tell by certain things he and his family said. We were walking slowly as he spoke and we came to the place that was right in front of the secret door.
"So, that's it," he said. "That's the handle. Birdy would kill me if she knew I told you all this."
I made a quick disapproving noise as I roped my arm in his and started walking away. "Why did you tell me, then?" I asked, holding onto him with my arm latched in his. I didn't look at him. I just walked away quickly, leaving the vicinity.
"Because I know you wanted to know. I trust you, and I wanted you to know I do. I think you have the wrong impression of me."
We kept walking, my arm in his, but I glanced at him when he said that. "What impression do you think I should have?"
Chapter 14
Over a month later
It was officially spring, which in Seattle, just meant more rain. I didn't mind the weather. It was cloudy a lot, but it wasn't like it was just dumping rain all the time. Usually, it was a light drizzle or mist. I had definitely expected worse when people told me that it rained all the time in Seattle.
Today was another one of those cloudy but not rainy days. It was a Saturday, and I was headed back to my apartment between shifts. I was scheduled to work a double, and I was planning on going home for an hour between my shifts. It had been a busy morning. I loved my couch, and I was looking forward to propping my feet up for a little while before I headed back.
I walked to my apartment feeling thankful for my job, and for comfy couches, and for Seattle in general. I loved living there, and I was so happy that I made the move. I had a neighbor named Rachel who was a new attorney, only a couple of years out of law school. She and I had become friends and we got into the rhythm of hanging out a couple of times a week.
She had left a note on my apartment when I got home between shifts.
Come over, was all it said.
It didn’t even have Rachel's name, but I knew she had written it. I walked the few feet to her door instead of mine. I gave a few light taps on the door, and she told me to come in.
"Are you done for the day?" she asked.
"No, I'm working the dinner shift tonight. Why?"
"Because my brother is in town. His flight gets here at four. I'm about to leave for the airport to pick him up. I wanted you to come with me."
"Oh, I forgot he was coming today. I'm working a double. I should be back by nine if you want to hang out later tonight for a little while."
"I'm trying to fix you up with him, you know."
I smiled at Rachel for being so unrepentant about setting me up with her brother.
"He doesn't like living in California, and he could totally get a job doing computer stuff here. You can be the one to help me get him back home. You'd like him. He's really handsome."
"You told me he was trying to be an actor," I said.
She shrugged. "There's showbusiness in Seattle. He'd see that if he came back home. All we need is to make him fall in love."
I shook my head at her. "I'm sorry, Rachel, but I can't do it."
"Because you're in love with the guy from work."
"Maybe, yes, maybe I am," I said in a playful tone, grinning and pretending to mess around even though I meant it.
"I don't want to remind you of what you already know, but you've been waiting forever, and he never makes a move on you."
"It seems like you did want to remind me of that," I said, making a face at her.
"Seriously, though. If he's not going to do anything, I say he loses his chance. At leastmeetmy brother. You could fall in love with him. Or you could just get to know him a little bit… " she shrugged suggestively, but my heart felt nothing. I had seen photos of Rachel's brother, and I knew he was a nice-looking guy, and I had no interest in meeting him in a romantic way.
